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SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER

Neve Lafferty (left) and Georgia Rowe

The care home attended by two girls who jumped to their deaths from the Erskine Bridge had more than 200 runaway cases in the last year.

Royal Oak

The sinking of the battleship Royal Oak by a German U-boat at Scapa Flow in Orkney in 1939 is remembered 70 years on.

Matthew Cox with the Golden Spurtle

An American man from Milwaukie has scooped this year's prize for the world's best porridge at championships held in Invernesshire.

SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER

Glasgow Airport

Glasgow airport operator BAA has confirmed it is considering the closure of a terminal for a few weeks in the winter to cut costs.

Police blue light

A 19-year-old woman has died and two people received minor injuries after her car crashed into a lamppost and a hotel sign in Dunbartonshire.

Coat of arms

A group of men cleared by a jury of gang raping a 21-year-old woman have called for their accuser to be named.

FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER

Richard Mulhearn and James Adams

Two pensioners thought to be Scotland's oldest thieves have been jailed for 18 months after targeting a Glasgow newsagent.

Union Jack from the Battle of Trafalgar

The only surviving union jack from the Battle of Trafalgar could fetch £15,000 at auction after it was found in a drawer.

Coat of arms

A group of men cleared by a jury of gang raping a 21-year-old woman have called for their accuser to be named.

THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER

golf ball

Tributes have been paid to a 66-year-old mother of two who died the day after she was struck on the head by a golf ball.

Thermogram image of a house showing heat loss

Homeowners in Scotland will be able to borrow up to £10,000 interest free in order to improve energy efficiency.

Bobo Balde

Former Celtic defender Bobo Balde has agreed to pay off a debt of almost £8,000 after being declared technically bankrupt.

WEDNESDAY 7 OCTOBER

Georgia Rowe and Neve Lafferty

The mother of one of two teenage girls who leapt to their deaths from the Erskine Bridge on Sunday speaks of her loss.

Linlithgow Academy (Pic: Morag Kinniburgh)

A quarter of pupils at Linlithgow Academy in West Lothian are off sick, some of them suffering from flu-like symptoms.

Fatou Felicite Gaye and her son, Arouna

An African woman, who lived in Glasgow while seeking refugee status, is jailed after admitting lying about her nationality.

TUESDAY 6 OCTOBER

Erskine Bridge

Transport Scotland considers raising the barrier along the Erskine Bridge, after two teenage girls leapt to their deaths.

Liquorice

Pregnant women who eat a lot of liquorice could negatively affect their child's intelligence and behaviour, a study suggests.

Georgia Rowe and Neve Lafferty

Two girls, aged 14 and 15, die after leaving a young persons unit and jumping into the River Clyde from the Erskine Bridge.

MONDAY 5 OCTOBER

Georgia Rowe and Neve Lafferty

Two teenage girls who recently entered a children's home have died after apparently jumping into the River Clyde from the Erskine Bridge.

Red panda

A red panda which escaped from a wildlife park in the south of Scotland more than 18 months ago has died after being found injured at a roadside.

Red squirrel

A project dubbed extreme squirreling is to seek out red squirrels in parts of the Highlands where few, or no, records of the mammals exist.



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